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- <p>British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband </p>
  
  British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
  
  By Patrick Wintour
  UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reduced
  
  October 09, 2026
  
  PLUS
- <p style="text-align:justify;">NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza</p>
  
  NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza
  
  By Peter Beaumont
  Team behind documentary push back against IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systems
  
  October 02, 2026
  
  PLUS
- <p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-align:justify;">The Middle East’s wars are not ending. They are being reorganized.</span></p>
  
  The age of the new Cold War
  
  As the Middle East enters a new era of strategic competition, unresolved wars are evolving into a broader cold war shaped by U.S.-Iran rivalry, shifting Sunni alliances, Israel’s expanding influence, and Lebanon’s potential role as a testing ground for a new regional order.
  
  August 16, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">As regional rivalries increasingly overlap, this analysis examines how Türkiye is navigating a changing Middle East where Syria, Iran, Israel, Greece and Cyprus are becoming interconnected security challenges, pushing Ankara to balance deterrence with diplomacy.</p>
  
  Türkiye’s converging security fronts
  
  As regional rivalries increasingly overlap, this analysis examines how Türkiye is navigating a changing Middle East where Syria, Iran, Israel, Greece and Cyprus are becoming interconnected security challenges, pushing Ankara to balance deterrence with diplomacy.
  
  August 15, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Israel escalates response to Hezbollah drone threats amid northern border tensions and concerns over potential U.S.-Iran diplomatic agreement.</p>
  
  Israel's war expansion amid undeterred Hezbollah threats
  
  Israel escalates response to Hezbollah drone threats amid northern border tensions and concerns over potential U.S.-Iran diplomatic agreement.
  
  May 26, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Israeli overflights over Lebanon are among the most extensively documented sovereignty violations in the modern Middle East, yet decades of normalization have stripped them of political urgency.</p>
  
  Aerial sovereignty and the control of Lebanon’s skies
  
  Israeli overflights over Lebanon are among the most extensively documented sovereignty violations in the modern Middle East, yet decades of normalization have stripped them of political urgency.
  
  May 24, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Lebanon has become central to U.S. Middle East policy as the second round of Lebanon-Israel talks, held at the White House, yielded a 3-week extension of the ceasefire.</p>
  
  Lebanon moves to the forefront of U.S. Middle East policy
  
  Lebanon has become central to U.S. Middle East policy as the second round of Lebanon-Israel talks, held at the White House, yielded a 3-week extension of the ceasefire.
  
  April 24, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Lebanon seeks 20-40 day ceasefire extension with Israel during US-brokered talks, amid ongoing violations, tensions, and fragile stability efforts, context.</p>
  
  Lebanon pushes for 20-40 day truce extension
  
  Lebanon seeks 20-40 day ceasefire extension with Israel during US-brokered talks, amid ongoing violations, tensions, and fragile stability efforts, context.
  
  April 23, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Post-Assad Syria has become the main arena of rising Turkish–Israeli rivalry, as both powers compete for military influence, security dominance, and regional leverage.</p>
  
  Turkey and Israel: The dilemmas of influence in Syria
  
  The collapse of Assad’s rule has turned Syria into a frontline where Turkish expansion and Israeli security doctrines increasingly collide.
  
  January 07, 2026
- <p style="text-align:center;">Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has triggered regional backlash, highlighting how Red Sea security and geopolitical rivalries are reshaping the Horn of Africa.</p>
  
  The Israeli gamble
  
  Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has triggered regional backlash, highlighting how Red Sea security and geopolitical rivalries are reshaping the Horn of Africa.
  
  December 30, 2025